Friday, December 07, 2018

City Hall Translation: They're Totally Gonna Use Kansas City General Fund For The Stalled New Single-Terminal Airport

MSM is reporting legislation that isn't signed, NOT in writing and basically just a bunch of empty promises from a dozen people during an election season. Basically, the opposite of this report is more accurate. Checkit:

Breaking News Kansas City's Airport Committee has tackled one lingering issue by ensuring in writing that no taxpayer money would be used to fund the new single terminal at KCI. The committee promised from the outset that the project would be funded primarily by the aviation department and airlines, through the fees they charges their passengers.

We are asking Jolie, Slie, Jermaine, etc.. To show us where in the City Charter it says the council can pass ordinances to LOAN money to any person or organization particularly one that is not part of the City. We read thru the charter and see all kind of verbiage about borrowing money but nothing about loaning money. The Aviation Department is not part of the City, it is a separate enterprise zone. There are specific regulations about not intermingling Aviation Department funds with City funds. They are panicked and want to get enough money to blow a couple holes in terminal A so when the FAA or TSA or the airlines complain or denounce the overall plan, they can say too late: we've already started.